Loo Wit

Loo Wit is an outdoor 1975–1976 sculpture by James Rosati, currently installed at the Seattle University campus in Seattle, Washington.

Loo Wit
The sculpture installed outside the Student Center on the Seattle University campus in 2018
ArtistJames Rosati
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47.608612°N 122.318070°W / 47.608612; -122.318070
Plaque for the sculpture

Description

The 16-foot (4.9 m) tall abstract sculpture is made of enameled aluminum, and rests on a concrete base.[1]

History

Loo Wit was purchased by Richard Hedreen, the developer of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel (113 6th Avenue); Hedreen installed the sculpture outside the hotel in 1980.[1] The work was installed at Seattle University on August 31, 2015, after being gifted by Hedreen and his wife, Betty Petri Hedreen.[2]

See also

References
External video
Loo Wit Sculpture, Seattle University via Vimeo
  1. "Loo Wit, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. University, Seattle. "Features - The Commons - Seattle University". www.seattleu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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